A Facebook post gives the contact details of “Dr. Mrs. Judith”, who can allegedly help students gain admission to the Bayelsa College of Medicine in southern Nigeria.
The post reads, in part: “Tombia School Of Nursing,Bayelsa State 2025/2026 Nursing Admission/Application Form is Out Call: 09162993014 Dr. Mrs. JUDITH A.A for more details on how to apply and register online.”
However, “Dr. Mrs. Judith” isn’t the only person masquerading as an admissions officer.
According to another Facebook post, a “Dr Mrs Felicia” claims to secure places for students at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).
However, admission to the teaching hospital is currently closed.
We found more posts with details of “Dr Mrs Judith” here and here.
But are these “agents” authorised by the universities to admit students? We checked.
Something suspicious
We tried calling the number, but nobody answered.
A quick search on Facebook revealed that “Dr. Mrs. Judith” has been posing as an admissions officer since 2022, but with a different phone number.
She claims to be an office administrator at the institution. So we searched the Bayelsa College of Medicine website to see if her phone number was listed under admissions, but we could not find it.
“Dr. Judith” and “Dr. Felicia” are posing as admissions officers to take advantage of unsuspecting students.
Fake agents
On 23 March 2025, Nursing World Community, a professional and social networking site for Nigerian nursing professionals, issued a disclaimer stating that “Dr Mrs Judith” and “Dr Mrs Felicia” are fake admissions officers.
“We wish to alert the public that these phone numbers 08132728112, 08068831129 operating under the fake names ‘DR MRS FELICIA’ and ‘DR MRS JUDITH’ are being used by a fraudster to post fake nursing admission offers for various Schools of Nursing.
“This individual is a criminal engaging in fraudulent activities to scam unsuspecting applicants. We strongly advise the public to disregard any messages, calls, or advertisements from this number and avoid making any payments or sharing personal information,” the disclaimer reads.
Be warned
Before contacting an admissions officer, check the school’s website for details of its policy. If the admissions requirements state that you should contact a representative, their phone number is usually listed in bold on the admissions page of the school’s website.
Other institutions may ask you to email their admissions department.
For example, LUTH asks students to email [email protected] with any enquiries.
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